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deficit piles up into national debt. i'm joined by senior political columnist of the daily beast and mayaguinness. maya, should the debt ceiling be the place to argue about spending cuts? >> in the past, the debt controlling has been used responsibly, to help us push for making changes to the budget when we're on an unsustainable course. can you kind of think of it as a speed bump. we would hit the debt ceiling, be reminded we're borrowing too much. they would fight about raising it and then they would raise it. what happened last time, i think, was throwing cold water on to the system of how close we got to truly defaulting and the fact that that will lead to economic problems in the country and around the world. >> republicans almost gleeful that the debt ceiling will give them leverage to extract spending cuts. is this good policy or is it revenge? is it a speed bump, or is this somehow -- is it political? >> tees taes deeply political, cycle of revenge and recrimination. it's the definition of insanity, doing somethi
deficit piles up into national debt. i'm joined by senior political columnist of the daily beast and mayaguinness. maya, should the debt ceiling be the place to argue about spending cuts? >> in the past, the debt controlling has been used responsibly, to help us push for making changes to the budget when we're on an unsustainable course. can you kind of think of it as a speed bump. we would hit the debt ceiling, be reminded we're borrowing too much. they would fight about raising it and...
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so instead of having a conversation about the size of the deficit and bringing that down, it will be more about things like education, jobs, retirement savings, it's the white house's view that the president does better when he can focus on those kinds of topics that the american public can understand and relate to than when it's entirely about the deficit, and that's why they think his numbers come down when he is locked in battle in congress in washington, you see his numbers come down, and when he goes out to the people his numbers tend to rebound, but i would just throw up a note of caution here, which is that, look, this is a little bit of the same dynamic we have seen before, one person -- he has been out there attacking congress this week, and congress is accusing him of being an engine of division, and it's a role reversal but same dance we have seen for a lot of years. >> kevin, the president calling out republicans for not tangoing, and saying you can't be against something and you have to be for something, and democrats passing around bumper stickers on twitter, and it's l
so instead of having a conversation about the size of the deficit and bringing that down, it will be more about things like education, jobs, retirement savings, it's the white house's view that the president does better when he can focus on those kinds of topics that the american public can understand and relate to than when it's entirely about the deficit, and that's why they think his numbers come down when he is locked in battle in congress in washington, you see his numbers come down, and...
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that shortfall is called the deficit. when you add together all the annual deficits and the interest on them, you get the national debt. today that stands at $16.4 trillion and a whole lot of change. that comes out to $52,000 for every american man, woman, and child. economists agree the best way to bring down that number is to grow the economy. that means more tax revenue coming in and fewer people relying on the social safety net. new numbers show the economy isn't growing. the economy is shrinking. america's gdp fell by an annual rate of 0.1% in the last quarter of last year. the last time that hand was during the recession. economics professor and unapologetic liberal paul krugman says the u.s. needs to wait for economic growth come back before even thinking about spending cuts. >> the power of the household analogy is very strong. remember, we all -- the liberal leeng congress made fun of boehner when he said families have to tighten their belts, the government does, too. that's stupid. three months later, obama was
that shortfall is called the deficit. when you add together all the annual deficits and the interest on them, you get the national debt. today that stands at $16.4 trillion and a whole lot of change. that comes out to $52,000 for every american man, woman, and child. economists agree the best way to bring down that number is to grow the economy. that means more tax revenue coming in and fewer people relying on the social safety net. new numbers show the economy isn't growing. the economy is...
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i will do everything in my power not to touch social security and to bring down our deficits. >> i'm the king of debt, nobody knows debt better than me. i understand debt better than probably anybody. i know about debt than practically anybody, i love debt. i am the king of debt, i love debt, and i love playing with it. i also love reducing debt and i know how to do it better than anybody, it's tricky and it's dangerous and you have to know what you're doing. i have made a fortune by using debt. if things don't work out, i renegotiate the debt. >> how do you renegotiate the debt? >> you go back and say, you know what? the economy just crashed, i'm going to give you back half. >> a lot of big pronouncements from the white house, but again, it really was one page bullet points, less than 250 words. >> we obviously have to wait for more details. but the sort of big picture stuff, i think we can talk about which is in idea that the tax cuts can pay for themselves through economic growth. i know someone's going to bring up ronald reagan, while the truth is the deficit exploded and reagan
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the deficit, the projection that it is more than expected. that pushes a fight on the debt ceiling. they feel like if they get accomplishments the scandals will fade. >> all right, dana bash, gloria borger, let me know what you think, follow me on anderson cooper. coming up, boston strong, a month later, we're here on the one-month anniversary of the bombings. the manhunt for the suspects and what really happened that night in the shootout in watertown. you're actually looking at live images here on boylston street. feel better, a lot of people feel the city is moving forward and is strong. >>> also, new information on ariel castro's house. we're getting more information from law enforcement about what allegedly went on inside the house. lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ let me pl
the deficit, the projection that it is more than expected. that pushes a fight on the debt ceiling. they feel like if they get accomplishments the scandals will fade. >> all right, dana bash, gloria borger, let me know what you think, follow me on anderson cooper. coming up, boston strong, a month later, we're here on the one-month anniversary of the bombings. the manhunt for the suspects and what really happened that night in the shootout in watertown. you're actually looking at live...
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sure it doesn't add a dime to the deficit. that means that there has to be some cooperation in making sure these things, that this is not, you do not grow the economy by cutting. you grow the economy by smart investing. it is not about big government. it is about smart government and he talked about public/private partnerships for building of roads. >> my daughters used to have a great plan to go to disney world that would not cost a penny and if we saved all of our bottle tops we could go to disney world almost for free except for the amount on the credit card. >> he didn't say for free. >> it is a big issue, though, because i will open it up to the idea for everybody here. you know you're at the ceiling, there is going to be a big part of the debate. do we extend the ceiling. have you a trillion dollar deficit but you say you will be budget neutral. seems to not add up to people. seems we have to start paying down debt as opposed to staying neutral. is it enough to be neutral? that's the question. >> the president was talkin
sure it doesn't add a dime to the deficit. that means that there has to be some cooperation in making sure these things, that this is not, you do not grow the economy by cutting. you grow the economy by smart investing. it is not about big government. it is about smart government and he talked about public/private partnerships for building of roads. >> my daughters used to have a great plan to go to disney world that would not cost a penny and if we saved all of our bottle tops we could...
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i voted against the budget to blow up the deficit. >> i am talking about the tax bill. the tax bill. >> yeah, that tax bill should have been accompanied by spending cuts. >> did you vote for the tax bill or no? >> i voted for the tax bill but i did not vote for the budget that allowed it to occur. >> but i am saying if you want to be a penny pincher -- >> i am not going to hold taxpayers hostage. the president has promised that welfare reform is next and we will try to get the deficit under control because the criticism that we are blowing up the deficit is a fair one and we need to cut spending. i agree with that. >> we went from mueller and now to taxes. this matters as well. i am not feeling you on this. help me understand your position on this. you can't look at this objectively or subjectively, the tax bill, and see it's good for the deficit and even if you look at the magic of growth you all talk about. you voted for it. >> i voted for a budget that would have demanded simultaneous spending cuts. chris, at the same time, like, we have the congress unfortunately th
i voted against the budget to blow up the deficit. >> i am talking about the tax bill. the tax bill. >> yeah, that tax bill should have been accompanied by spending cuts. >> did you vote for the tax bill or no? >> i voted for the tax bill but i did not vote for the budget that allowed it to occur. >> but i am saying if you want to be a penny pincher -- >> i am not going to hold taxpayers hostage. the president has promised that welfare reform is next and we...
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we finally got there with balanced budgets. >> how did reagan reduce the deficit? >> by -- he doubled the federal revenues, right? i mean from about 500 billion to -- >> when he left the deficit -- >> right, but he also ended the cold war so bill clinton could reduce defense spending, remember that? >> yes, that just seems a stretch to me. i mean i don't -- idea -- we have to being a september tccep that it led to a deficit. taxes had had to be raised to pay for the deficits. >> because democrats would not cut spending. >> i'm not -- i'm not even making this a democrat versus republican thing. i'm talking about facts of -- that at some point taxes have to be raised, right? >> alexis, is it possible this thing will pay for itself? >> alexis is laughing. >> i am laughing because i don't want to get in the middle of that conversation. look, the way i would characterize this is in two critical, i guess, factions. one is this is all about stimulus. at the end of the day what they're focused on right now is how do we create jobs, how do we increase investment and how do
we finally got there with balanced budgets. >> how did reagan reduce the deficit? >> by -- he doubled the federal revenues, right? i mean from about 500 billion to -- >> when he left the deficit -- >> right, but he also ended the cold war so bill clinton could reduce defense spending, remember that? >> yes, that just seems a stretch to me. i mean i don't -- idea -- we have to being a september tccep that it led to a deficit. taxes had had to be raised to pay for...
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in total the plan calls for more than $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction. don, this is a process that's only beginning. it's complicated but it is essential in order to get a deal done. >> wolf, you know the reason we're here tonight and the president came out tonight to talk about this, and wanted a deal tonight, because they were concerned about the overseas markets especially the asian markets which opened tonight. we want to find out how the asian markets are reacting right now. hang seng hopes right about now. cnn's stan grant is in beijing monitoring the shanghai composite index. >> the hang seng is up by 1.65%. we also got a really good lead-in from tokyo, seoul and sydney which are all up by 1.5%. australia up by 2%. now those three indices opened about an hour and a half ago so they gave hong kong a very good lead-in. hong kong is asia's financial hub where many of china's biggest companies an banks list on this stock exchange. also the hong kong dollar is pegged to the u.s. dollar so a lot of people interested in seeing how the u.s. dollar. right
in total the plan calls for more than $2.4 trillion in deficit reduction. don, this is a process that's only beginning. it's complicated but it is essential in order to get a deal done. >> wolf, you know the reason we're here tonight and the president came out tonight to talk about this, and wanted a deal tonight, because they were concerned about the overseas markets especially the asian markets which opened tonight. we want to find out how the asian markets are reacting right now. hang...
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the debts, deficit, spending, and national security. the social issues, there's good people on both sides of those. >> interesting for karen santorum saying if rick would be president, he would respect a woman's right to have contraception if she wants to. i don't think i've heard a santorum articulate in such a straightforward matter. >> i'm with mitt romney. he's one of the most hard working, honest men i've met. i don't know the other candidates at all. i've never met rick. but i know how i feel about those issues. and i've been in favor of contraception rights for women. really i think it's important to make sure we have religious protections as well as providing rights and freedoms for women. we can do it in the federal health care bill. we didn't get into this mess until the president through the overreach of the federal government said by the way all the religious institutions and schools and churches, by the way, it doesn't matter. you're going to have to do it anyway. in violation of their religious faith. i felt it was importa
the debts, deficit, spending, and national security. the social issues, there's good people on both sides of those. >> interesting for karen santorum saying if rick would be president, he would respect a woman's right to have contraception if she wants to. i don't think i've heard a santorum articulate in such a straightforward matter. >> i'm with mitt romney. he's one of the most hard working, honest men i've met. i don't know the other candidates at all. i've never met rick. but i...
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the end of last year everyone was waiting to see what happened with the tax increases w deficit talks and we got over that and there was this sense of okay, things are booming, consumers are spending. if you look at the jobs numbers they haven't changed that much in the last few years. wages are not up. if you think about our consumer economy, 70% is based on consumer spending you can't have a sustained robust recovery unless people have more money to spend and that requires the unemployment rate going down so it's a chicken and egg cycle. >> greg, republicans jumped on this report, house speaker john boehner saying "the president's policies continue to make it harder for americans to find work. hundreds of thousands fled the workforce last month and unemployment remains far above what the administration promised when it enacted its stimulus spending plan." is that politics or is that fair? >> that's politics. i think, christine, that boehner and the republicans were largely responsible for the sequester and we don't know for sure how much the sequester impacted this number. it was a
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senate bill adds $1.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. the gop says economic growth will eventually pay for all this. but senator bob corker among others worries that may not be the case. he wants to include a provision to raise taxes it revenue falls short. so far independent estimates show this bill does not hit the gop target growth. >>> the latest insensitive remark sup remark coming from president trump. honoring -- the president choosing that moment to make a wise crack referencing his nickname for senator elizabeth warren. >> you were here long before any of us were here. although we have a representative in congress who they say was here a long time ago. they call her pocahontas. but you know what? i like you. because you are special. >> the term is considered by many to be a racial slur. it seemed to catch the navajo retter rans off guard prompting polite smiles and silence. perhaps even worse it played out in front of a portrait of andrew jackson. >>> senator warren blasted the president last night on cnn. >> i really couldn't b
senate bill adds $1.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. the gop says economic growth will eventually pay for all this. but senator bob corker among others worries that may not be the case. he wants to include a provision to raise taxes it revenue falls short. so far independent estimates show this bill does not hit the gop target growth. >>> the latest insensitive remark sup remark coming from president trump. honoring -- the president choosing that moment to make a wise crack...
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, you're now looking at a fairly large deficit. what happened there and where are you going to find -- well, where is the next governor going to find the money to make up the deficit you're working with? >> yeah. we have been restoring fiscal responsibility for these last seven years. we inherited a $1.7 billion deficit from our predecessor. we're on the verge of closing that. in the budget that i submit this week, we will close it without any new taxes. part of what drives our budget, of course, is the economy and the pace of this recession. and it has been an extended recession. however, i've cut more in spending than any governor in modern history, and yet we've also been able to make the record investments in education, to make the number one schools, now record investments in transportation infrastructure and innovation. and what we also have been able to do is to maintain a aaa bond rat rating. 1 of only 7 states with a aaa bond rating from all the -- >> there will be no deficit in this year's budget nor a way to project into
, you're now looking at a fairly large deficit. what happened there and where are you going to find -- well, where is the next governor going to find the money to make up the deficit you're working with? >> yeah. we have been restoring fiscal responsibility for these last seven years. we inherited a $1.7 billion deficit from our predecessor. we're on the verge of closing that. in the budget that i submit this week, we will close it without any new taxes. part of what drives our budget, of...
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it's just a political trust deficit? do we live in a world where you are a republican and a democrat says it it can't be true? >> well, i think we live in a world in which most americans are concerned with how they are going to pay their bills than the debt ceiling which is an he is sew tear rick issue. you see in a lot of issues that people haven't really considered a great deal. the question matters a lot. if you ask people whether or not we should be raising the debt limit, you're going to get a different answer than whether or not we're defaulting on the united states' obligations. >> go ahead. >> when people say it's the question phrasing, they are usually trying to avoid the obvious. in independents care about the economy overall. independents can't say that they are going to blame republicans if we blame republicans for the economy more than president obama. so even though he's under water, he's still comparatively a good thing. >> the single place where the independent voters in this country most closely and pass
it's just a political trust deficit? do we live in a world where you are a republican and a democrat says it it can't be true? >> well, i think we live in a world in which most americans are concerned with how they are going to pay their bills than the debt ceiling which is an he is sew tear rick issue. you see in a lot of issues that people haven't really considered a great deal. the question matters a lot. if you ask people whether or not we should be raising the debt limit, you're...
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there's a trust deficit becaused by our relationship in pakistan. we have a much broader problem as we try to develop the afghan government and security forces to enable us to transition out. i agree that justice has to be done, but this is hardly the only problem. if anything, this reveals some of the limitations of our current strategy, but it's by no means the only thing we have to worry about. >> seth, one thing that was interesting, you said the reaction from the korans was worse than the reaction of killing the 16 civilians. what did you mean? >> the afghan villagers have faced 30 years of warfare. they've seen children, brothers and sisters and fathers and mothers killed over the past three decades in a sense, while i don't want to understate how significant this is, in this has become a reality for afghans. the burning of the koran gets to a religious issue that i think has a potential to be much more national in focus than a very local incident. so i see this has being different in that sense. >> and phil, obviously you served in the obama
there's a trust deficit becaused by our relationship in pakistan. we have a much broader problem as we try to develop the afghan government and security forces to enable us to transition out. i agree that justice has to be done, but this is hardly the only problem. if anything, this reveals some of the limitations of our current strategy, but it's by no means the only thing we have to worry about. >> seth, one thing that was interesting, you said the reaction from the korans was worse...
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and that we're sharing the sacrifice in bringing down our deficit. we're not just dumping it on a few people and not doing it in a dumb way. senators like john mccain have made similar statements to what scott said. you're a republican governor along with other republicans around the country want congress to stop the sequester, stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you, there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to closing tax loopholes and special interest tax breaks. and that's what's holding things up right now. keep in mind, nobody's asking them to raise income tax rates. all we're asking is to consider closing tax loopholes and deductions that the speaker of the house, john boehner, said he was willing to do a few months ago. he said there's a few loopholes and deductions you could close, said you could raise $800 billion, a trillion by closing loopholes. we're not even asking for that muff. all we're asking is that they close loopholes for the well-off and well-connected
and that we're sharing the sacrifice in bringing down our deficit. we're not just dumping it on a few people and not doing it in a dumb way. senators like john mccain have made similar statements to what scott said. you're a republican governor along with other republicans around the country want congress to stop the sequester, stop these cuts. but i just have to be honest with you, there are too many republicans in congress right now who refuse to compromise even an inch when it comes to...
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senate now who's saying that the deficit is going to be what keeps them from voting for this tax bill. so that's, obviously, a major change. >> all right, lauren fox, thanks so much, good to see you, appreciate it. >>> let's talk more with our political panel, david swardlick from the "washington post" and patrick sweeley. david, you first. some say it's not reform, instead just a new plan. if that's the case, does it still mean this is a victory, potentially, for the president? >> i think it has to be looked at as a political at least victory for president trump after a year where the narrative, which was true, he had not notched a major legislative win was the case. now if this passes next week, which by all accounts looks like it will, he will be able to end the year saying he had a major legislative win. so i don't see there's any other way to look at that. the president will tout it. i think republicans will cheer this going into 2018 when they have to defend their seats in congress. that being said, you know, the criticisms of the bill remain, that it benefits wealthier earners
senate now who's saying that the deficit is going to be what keeps them from voting for this tax bill. so that's, obviously, a major change. >> all right, lauren fox, thanks so much, good to see you, appreciate it. >>> let's talk more with our political panel, david swardlick from the "washington post" and patrick sweeley. david, you first. some say it's not reform, instead just a new plan. if that's the case, does it still mean this is a victory, potentially, for the...
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nothing dramatically changed as it relates to the deficit. is what happened to the concern and what do you tell republican voter who is will also concerned about the di asian to taddition deficit. >> i'm not sure of anything other than what you read there. but i do think that it's a once in a generation opportunity, it's been over 30 years since we had tax reform last. we know it's a huge task and i think that probably many people are thinking, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. this is a good start. either you start here or you get nothing at all and as we all know it's about compromise in washington, so this is a good start and let's go forward and cut back on some other things and cut the spending and reign in that deficit and i believe too that as more money comes back into the country and these corporations create jobs and more people are spending money, it's going to create -- it's going to create more income for the federal government and pay down some of our debt and deficits. >> we'll talk more about taxes later in the s
nothing dramatically changed as it relates to the deficit. is what happened to the concern and what do you tell republican voter who is will also concerned about the di asian to taddition deficit. >> i'm not sure of anything other than what you read there. but i do think that it's a once in a generation opportunity, it's been over 30 years since we had tax reform last. we know it's a huge task and i think that probably many people are thinking, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the...
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jason, correct me if i'm wrong, but i think our current account deficit and trade deficits have narrowed as significantly as we have seen in a very long time. part of that is because we're importing less foreign oil and increasing domestic production, but a lot of it is because we're selling a lot of great products all around the world. and this council has done a great job in helping to guide our policies. we've got large businesses. we've got small businesses. we've got medium sized businesses. we've got services as well as manufacturers. and your input has been enormously important in this entire process. part of what we've seen is a continued transformation in american business to become more competitive and more productive. and i would be remiss to say, since it's in the news quite a bit, to note that one of the reasons our businesses are more competitive is because health care costs have stabilized relative to what we had been seeing in previous years. just an interesting statistic here for folks who may be interested. thanks in part to the affordable care act, also known as obama
jason, correct me if i'm wrong, but i think our current account deficit and trade deficits have narrowed as significantly as we have seen in a very long time. part of that is because we're importing less foreign oil and increasing domestic production, but a lot of it is because we're selling a lot of great products all around the world. and this council has done a great job in helping to guide our policies. we've got large businesses. we've got small businesses. we've got medium sized...
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tax cuts sound good but they add to the deficit and add to the debt. this is something mcconnell said he wouldn't do. >> are you making a promise to milwaukee it revenue neutral? >> no. actually, we're not. that's a rather conservative estimate of how much growth you will get out of this tax reform which reduces rates for the middleclass which makes it considerably less likely that jobs go overseas. it produces more jobs and opportunity. >> a.b., you can waste hours and hours like i have trying to research whether or not tax cuts actually spur economic growth. it goes back and forth and basically takes you nowhere. politically, what does this mean, adding to the deficit versus delivering on tax cuts? >> well, it's been clear to republicans that president trump is not worried about 9 deficit or the debt. he wants full steam ahead on the deepest cuts policy and promising the middleclass a miracle, which is quite a promise if it doesn't turn out that way. republicans in the panic over their fear of failure are uniting around this. and even we are seeing c
tax cuts sound good but they add to the deficit and add to the debt. this is something mcconnell said he wouldn't do. >> are you making a promise to milwaukee it revenue neutral? >> no. actually, we're not. that's a rather conservative estimate of how much growth you will get out of this tax reform which reduces rates for the middleclass which makes it considerably less likely that jobs go overseas. it produces more jobs and opportunity. >> a.b., you can waste hours and hours...
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>> we need to get our debt and deficit under control. >> other than that? >> no, that's the key. >> assuming you do that, what else do you do to maintain america's greatness in the world. >> create jobs and create an environment for jobs. i have a crowd funding bill. it is a mechanism where you can give people up to $1,000, a million dollar total to avoid sec filings and using that as seed money to move forward to create a new set of financing for startup businesses. that's where the jobs are. >> what about my constant nagging problem with a company like apple who sell 3 million new ipads in one day apparently last week with. and yet they still employ massively large sums of people in china than they do in america. why argument is why don't they bring 10% of the work force from china back to america. take the hit. i reckon they sell 4 million ipads next time. >> from the president from apple on. >> what do you think. >> i think you need to make america competitive again. >> shouldn't it be the successful company s -- >> there's a lack of stability. people a
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there was a trust deficit caused by the burning of the korans. by the shooting of the two officers at ministry of the interior. there's a trust deficit caused by our relationship with pakistan and we have a much broader problem to enable us to transition out and this is just the latest incident. it's a terrible incident. it's a grievous incident. i adpree that military justice has to be done here, but this is hardly their only problem. if anything, this reveals some of the limitations of our current strategy, but by no means the only thing we have to worley about. >> earlier in the day, you were saying the reaction from the korans was worse than the killing of the 16 civilians. >> i think the unfortunate reality in afghanistan, most afghan villagers have faced about 30 years of warfare, so they've seen children, brothers and sisters and fathers and mothers killed over the past three decades. in a sense, while i don't want to understate how significant this is, this is become a reality for afghans. the burning of the koran gets to a religious issu
there was a trust deficit caused by the burning of the korans. by the shooting of the two officers at ministry of the interior. there's a trust deficit caused by our relationship with pakistan and we have a much broader problem to enable us to transition out and this is just the latest incident. it's a terrible incident. it's a grievous incident. i adpree that military justice has to be done here, but this is hardly their only problem. if anything, this reveals some of the limitations of our...
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we go into 2013 with still a trillion dollar a deficit. the question i ask you two and president obama is what's act two? what do we do next? >> he lumped us all in together. david, you do agree with stephen an one thing. there is work to be done on curtailing inefficient spending? >> there always will be. that's shooting fish in a barrel. the best funded program we have is social security. we shouldn't talk about cutting it. health care. for every dollar the other three modern countries in the world spend per capita in comparable dollars, we spend $2.64. we still have 50 million people without insurance. if we could get france's health care system, widely regarded as the best in the world we could eliminate social security taxes or 80% of individual income taxes and have the same deficit. by the way, if you look at the federal budget numbers the federal budget deficit is coming way down. the economy is improving. higher taxes allow us to create jobs by investing in things that work it. if we replace foundations of granite with sand and th
we go into 2013 with still a trillion dollar a deficit. the question i ask you two and president obama is what's act two? what do we do next? >> he lumped us all in together. david, you do agree with stephen an one thing. there is work to be done on curtailing inefficient spending? >> there always will be. that's shooting fish in a barrel. the best funded program we have is social security. we shouldn't talk about cutting it. health care. for every dollar the other three modern...
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deficit, sorry. would you in the spirit of compromise, would you, senator, john mccain, not speaking for the republican party, could you see your way clear to voting for some sort of tax increase, whether it's closing a loophole of oil companies or charging those who have private jets? what would be so wrong with that? >> well, i think that if we did those small things you're talking about, they would have very small impact. but the principle of not raising taxes is something that we campaigned on last november, and the results of the election was that the american people didn't want their taxes raised and they wanted us to cut spending. >> but what about compromise? >> i would argue if we do otherwise -- well, you know, the american people, as the president describes it, they don't want compromise. they want us to balance the budget and stop mortgaging our children and grandchildren's futures and they don't think they need their taxes raised, and i don't either. i think that this catastrophe or shor
deficit, sorry. would you in the spirit of compromise, would you, senator, john mccain, not speaking for the republican party, could you see your way clear to voting for some sort of tax increase, whether it's closing a loophole of oil companies or charging those who have private jets? what would be so wrong with that? >> well, i think that if we did those small things you're talking about, they would have very small impact. but the principle of not raising taxes is something that we...
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how do we reduce the deficit? by spending more. so you're not talking about the entitlement reform. you're talking about everything else. you haven't talked about obama care -- >> maybe it is some kind of combination. >> medicare, medicaid, defense. the whole conversation is how do you spend more to save less. >> president obama won the election, but what happens in the next four years? how will the president lead the divided congress? you can get a little taste of it right here. and they had such a contentious campaign. we'll chat with the panel about that straight ahead. >> yea! energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self-contained well systems. and, using state-of-the-art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment. we're america's natural gas.
how do we reduce the deficit? by spending more. so you're not talking about the entitlement reform. you're talking about everything else. you haven't talked about obama care -- >> maybe it is some kind of combination. >> medicare, medicaid, defense. the whole conversation is how do you spend more to save less. >> president obama won the election, but what happens in the next four years? how will the president lead the divided congress? you can get a little taste of it right...
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moreover, besides having adverse effects on jobs and incomes, a slower recovery would lead to less actual deficit reduction in the short run for any given set of fiscal actions. >> translation, we're going in the wrong direction. 2012 was gangbusters for the market. 2013 is off to an even stronger start, though. mutual fund inflows in january were back with a vengeance. $81 billion moving into the market. low interest rates with no end in sight, courtesy of ben bernanke there and the federal reserve. consistently strong corporate profits, a weak dollar that have retail investors diving back into stocks. consumer confidence came back better than expected in february, but you have to wonder if that's based on reality. the fundamentals of our economy are still kind of weak. the latest estimate of gdp growth was atechniqnemic in the quarter of last year. only 1/10 of 1% growth in the fourth quarter? that's not good. personal incomes saw their biggest one-month drop in 20 years. but because the housing market is recovering, people are probably feeling a little bit better. consumers are spending more a
moreover, besides having adverse effects on jobs and incomes, a slower recovery would lead to less actual deficit reduction in the short run for any given set of fiscal actions. >> translation, we're going in the wrong direction. 2012 was gangbusters for the market. 2013 is off to an even stronger start, though. mutual fund inflows in january were back with a vengeance. $81 billion moving into the market. low interest rates with no end in sight, courtesy of ben bernanke there and the...
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if you look at the deficit, much higher in the u.s. than in the euro zone, for instance, debt, higher than many countries in the euro zone including spain, germany, france. yet, the united states of america is able to borrow at the lowest rate in pretty much it's recorded history. so you have a very, very diverse landscape at the moment, but certainly would that could be significantly improved, or worsened by the situation that we have concerning the fiscal cliff, the fiscal deficit, and the debt of the country, three topics that can be addressed now on a comprehensive and efficient fashion. >> so what should this mean? i think i could interpret any given number, to think oh, that means we should not touch taxes for any bracts, because it's as much money as we could have in it, or this means that we need more stimulus to keep the jobs going, or i could look at the debt and say this means we need to cut spending, so what does it mean? what would you, and what globally, what would mean the most for the u.s. to do? >> you know what you sa
if you look at the deficit, much higher in the u.s. than in the euro zone, for instance, debt, higher than many countries in the euro zone including spain, germany, france. yet, the united states of america is able to borrow at the lowest rate in pretty much it's recorded history. so you have a very, very diverse landscape at the moment, but certainly would that could be significantly improved, or worsened by the situation that we have concerning the fiscal cliff, the fiscal deficit, and the...
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the spending and the deficit argument is far, far far down in second place. when you look at these numbers, what they found, independent organization, media organization, what they found is that the president's spending went up about 1.4% every year under president obama what had gone up over 10% under president bush. and that means it was basically flat. you do have the problem of the deficit going up because tax revenues went down because of the recession. so it's not -- you've got to really play with these numbers to see. what we do see, though, there hasn't been the explosion in spending that romney has been saying. >> no, and i don't want to get into the details of the numbers, but they also found federal spending under obama as a percent of gdp is higher than most of the past 60 years and the obama health care plan isn't even included in any of these numbers. so i understand numbers can be made to look a lot of different ways. but i think one thing to take away from this is the president's story on this is much better than a lot of the american people g
the spending and the deficit argument is far, far far down in second place. when you look at these numbers, what they found, independent organization, media organization, what they found is that the president's spending went up about 1.4% every year under president obama what had gone up over 10% under president bush. and that means it was basically flat. you do have the problem of the deficit going up because tax revenues went down because of the recession. so it's not -- you've got to really...
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crystal, as you heard that there, one increasing deficit by $1 trillion. it's a frequent talking point. you'll hear it from many republicans, the wealthy pay the vast majority of the taxes therefore they get the vast majority of the cuts in effect. but as you look at this plan, are those cuts imbalanced favoring the wealthy over the working class? >> if you have a plan that increases the deficit by $1 trillion, i find it extremely difficult to imagine that the hawkish republican party within the house and senate, but let's talk about the house, i didn't know that they'll go for that. >> tax cuts. >> it does balance. bull a trillion dollars, i can just hear, i feel like these debates, if you stay in washington you hear them all again. we are bankrupting our grandchildren it all comes back around. bill is right, you saw trump saying this in the speech, i've been waiting a long time to talk about this. this is the thing that drives the republican party. health care. obamacare energized them. but health care broadly, no. tax cuts, yes. i just think it's very h
crystal, as you heard that there, one increasing deficit by $1 trillion. it's a frequent talking point. you'll hear it from many republicans, the wealthy pay the vast majority of the taxes therefore they get the vast majority of the cuts in effect. but as you look at this plan, are those cuts imbalanced favoring the wealthy over the working class? >> if you have a plan that increases the deficit by $1 trillion, i find it extremely difficult to imagine that the hawkish republican party...
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they can talk about deficits. it's not just the tax bill, but the omnibus bill being negotiated right now that is going to increase defense spending and discretionary spend pentagon tens of billions of dollars of disaster relief that have to go through congress. this is going to be a big spending month. if republicans say they can't support that, they have a reason to do that. >> not to mention dealing with the d.r.e.a.m.ers is not going to be popular. >> dana, those three republican senators or any three republican senators, the democrats are not going to vote for it, any three republican senators vote against this legislation, it winds up like repeal and replace obamacare. >> it does. it does. except that, ryan, you talked about the fact that it's about whether or not you want to support the president or not. for some of these senators who are retiring, it doesn't matter, but for most of them -- >> corker and flake, yeah. >> corker and flake, right. most of them, it's not about supporting the president, it's abo
they can talk about deficits. it's not just the tax bill, but the omnibus bill being negotiated right now that is going to increase defense spending and discretionary spend pentagon tens of billions of dollars of disaster relief that have to go through congress. this is going to be a big spending month. if republicans say they can't support that, they have a reason to do that. >> not to mention dealing with the d.r.e.a.m.ers is not going to be popular. >> dana, those three...
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we heard so many speeches from the other side about deficit reduction. i think my colleagues were sincere. why are they abandoning it now? they all know every one of our colleagues knows that we can do a lot better job in a tax bill at reducing the deficit than we have here. the democrats have from the very beginning told our republican colleagues we want to work with them on tax reform. we want to lower taxes on the middle class. we want to reduce burdens on small businesses. we want to erase the incentives that send jobs overseas and bring jobs back home and we want to do all these things in a way that doesn't add to the deficit. republicans from the very beginning said to us we are not interested in working with you. we are going to draft it ourselves, use reconciliation so we don't need your votes. you can count for our bill. you can vote for our bill if you want. that's not bipartisanship with the republican leadership has done. i know there are republicans on the other side who wish we could work together. well, we can. today at 11:00, i think more
we heard so many speeches from the other side about deficit reduction. i think my colleagues were sincere. why are they abandoning it now? they all know every one of our colleagues knows that we can do a lot better job in a tax bill at reducing the deficit than we have here. the democrats have from the very beginning told our republican colleagues we want to work with them on tax reform. we want to lower taxes on the middle class. we want to reduce burdens on small businesses. we want to erase...
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reduction that simpson bowles said we needed to do and the government sending and deficit levels are shrinking at the fastest they have shrunk in 70 years. why is it you think the most important think we should do right now is go figure out how to cut the deficit farther? >> are you really arguing -- >> we need to stop with this. >> are you arguing that the country is on a sound economic footing? the most important thing is growth here. we might disagree on how to get growth. clearly printing money is not working. >> threatening default isn't working either. >> i agree with you. but i think the point is without more robust economic growth and tax reform which is part of growth, without entitlement reform and regulatory reform to get the government off the back of small business we are not on a sustainable economic footing. i think that the democrats and republicans agree with that. what is disspiriting to consumers and business people and the rest of the world is why can't they talk about this? >> i think the polling is quite clear on what america is dissatisfied with and that is the
reduction that simpson bowles said we needed to do and the government sending and deficit levels are shrinking at the fastest they have shrunk in 70 years. why is it you think the most important think we should do right now is go figure out how to cut the deficit farther? >> are you really arguing -- >> we need to stop with this. >> are you arguing that the country is on a sound economic footing? the most important thing is growth here. we might disagree on how to get growth....
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you had high deficits. he's right. the issue is about the economy. >> but i have to say that i am just impressed because they're talking to each other and not talking at each other. that is rather, you know, whatever they're talking about, that's important. but they're actually doing -- using the senate floor, what it's supposed to be used for, jamie. >> yeah, you're right. where has civility been in washington? it's so good and refreshing to see members of congress getting on the floor and debating each other without calling each other names. this is what we need back in washington. this is what the president's been asking for. for some debate about the issues and then coming together and get compromise. >> okay. we'll have more on that extraordinary back and forth on the senate floor. plus you will join us after the break. if you want to talk to me about the debt crisis and what should get done, what do you want to see get done? reach out on twitter and facebook. and get it done. my special report with wolf blitzer c
you had high deficits. he's right. the issue is about the economy. >> but i have to say that i am just impressed because they're talking to each other and not talking at each other. that is rather, you know, whatever they're talking about, that's important. but they're actually doing -- using the senate floor, what it's supposed to be used for, jamie. >> yeah, you're right. where has civility been in washington? it's so good and refreshing to see members of congress getting on the...
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. >> how concerned are you, congressman, that all these tax cuts will simply raise the deficit and the national debt will go up, some are saying 1 trillion, 2 trillion, $3 trillion? >> it is a concern, and really, when you look at that, and you know the budget we passed out of the house actually had some mandatory spending cuts along with being able to do aggressive tax reform. but any time you look at increasing the deficit, you're looking at somebody paying the bill other than you and me. you know, we're looking at our kids, our grandkids to have to pay that, so we need to make sure we're fiscally responsible. but in this particular approach, we're looking at a senate budget that would allow us to be a lot more aggressive on reducing those tax cuts. the president has been talking about more tax cuts than tax reform. but we've got to be really aggressive in doing that to get the economy going, or we don't even have a hope of not only funding our military but it's funding the other things, education and child tax credits, many of the things that receive great bipartisan support. so am
. >> how concerned are you, congressman, that all these tax cuts will simply raise the deficit and the national debt will go up, some are saying 1 trillion, 2 trillion, $3 trillion? >> it is a concern, and really, when you look at that, and you know the budget we passed out of the house actually had some mandatory spending cuts along with being able to do aggressive tax reform. but any time you look at increasing the deficit, you're looking at somebody paying the bill other than you...
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there's been deficit reduction they've managed to get done in the past year. the problem, i think, is political. it's not economic. right now, congress is obviously very divided. they're not working together. they're going to have to, if they want to, for instance, raise the debt ceiling and avoid a financial crisis. the question is, can barack obama do a better job of helping them do that because there's been a lot of complaints in congress that he hasn't been leading. he has even offended members of congress by applying they're not doing their job. so i think there's this political question that's overlaid this very thorny economic question. >> will the leadership of this president make a difference? will he have to lead differently than he did in the first time? >> he does and i think he has already learned how to. he has shown a learning curving, the way he has framed the debt ceiling debate saying he will not let america be held hostage in these negotiations. that's one of the real key questions of a second term. can you go from lucky or good to good to g
there's been deficit reduction they've managed to get done in the past year. the problem, i think, is political. it's not economic. right now, congress is obviously very divided. they're not working together. they're going to have to, if they want to, for instance, raise the debt ceiling and avoid a financial crisis. the question is, can barack obama do a better job of helping them do that because there's been a lot of complaints in congress that he hasn't been leading. he has even offended...
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it helps deficits but doesn't really help us with the debt problem. that's where we're at. >> and, you know, it's been the most predictable crisis, you kn know. of the last few years. i want to bring in ken rogoff and teri savage back into the conversation. you say the impact of these cuts are being overdrama tied. explain. >> what we're doing is creating a drama to cover up for the fact that congress has totally abdicated responsibility. it's like the mother shouting i'm going to give you the count of three to come down, one, two, 2 1/2. come down here. this is really important. i'm start over. one, two. this is going to go on all spring. it's not just the sequester. then the president brings his budget to congress. we haven't had a real budget in four years. then the republicans have to bring their budget at the end of march. if we don't have a budget we'll have the threat of shutdown. then they'll pass a continuing resolution. then everybody goes on spring break ins with an. by the time they come back, the 7th of april, we're facing tax day where w
it helps deficits but doesn't really help us with the debt problem. that's where we're at. >> and, you know, it's been the most predictable crisis, you kn know. of the last few years. i want to bring in ken rogoff and teri savage back into the conversation. you say the impact of these cuts are being overdrama tied. explain. >> what we're doing is creating a drama to cover up for the fact that congress has totally abdicated responsibility. it's like the mother shouting i'm going to...
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we were very concerned because we thought the budget was going to be -- the deficit was going to be about $150 billion. that shocked everyone into action. then, unlike now, there remains some degree of bipartisanship. there was comity, there was discussion, even as we battled over the budget, we worked together in a bipartisan way on many other issues. you didn't have the total polarization that you have today. >> i mean, when you were elected senate majority leader, i understand one of the first people that you called was the minority leader, senator dole. >> that's right. i called him right away, i went to see him almost immediately, and i said to him look, you've been here a long time, i'm relatively new, these are very tough jobs in the best of circumstances, and if we don't have some degree of trust between us, they will be impossible jobs. so i said to him i want to tell you how i intend to behave toward you and to ask that you behave towards me in the same way. and we agreed on the most basic of things. i told him i would not surprise him, that's important in the senate. that he wo
we were very concerned because we thought the budget was going to be -- the deficit was going to be about $150 billion. that shocked everyone into action. then, unlike now, there remains some degree of bipartisanship. there was comity, there was discussion, even as we battled over the budget, we worked together in a bipartisan way on many other issues. you didn't have the total polarization that you have today. >> i mean, when you were elected senate majority leader, i understand one of...
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the reasons the deficits would create have not changed at any point. he is expected to be a no and saying he is looking at the proposal. the key issue is the health of the two senators. thad cochran and john mccain. he fully planned on being back to vote on the tax bill next week. he is in washington right now. that's the expectation. is at walter reed hospital recoveringing for the treatment he is getting for his cancer diagnosis. there is no eta and he is trying to get back as soon as possible. because of that, the idea has been the senate would go first. they have tougher rules and more restrictive rules. the best case scenario is they push it through first. that is now an open question according to speaker paul ryan. take a listen. >> it's all about timing and managi managing absences. we are simply being flexible. >> the tight timeline and this is an artificial one that they set themselves. the large magnitude of the items they expect to deal with by the end of that. they plan to move this early when it comes to the tax proposal. that's where the
the reasons the deficits would create have not changed at any point. he is expected to be a no and saying he is looking at the proposal. the key issue is the health of the two senators. thad cochran and john mccain. he fully planned on being back to vote on the tax bill next week. he is in washington right now. that's the expectation. is at walter reed hospital recoveringing for the treatment he is getting for his cancer diagnosis. there is no eta and he is trying to get back as soon as...
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he's focused on the federal deficit. the problem is if you satisfy one you may alienate the other and that would initially make the legislation stall in committee. let's say they get it in committee, and then you have a bigger problem, and you have more senators concerned about this and they range from a host of issues, where some say we agree, it's not good enough for small businesses. others who are not in favor of repealing the obamacare individual mandate that too many people will suffer, will not have insurance because of that, and the deficit hawks say this plan is too expensive. the mood here on capitol hill, as senator lindsay graham said yesterday, something has to get done and that failure is not an option, but john, it's far from certain whether or not they can satisfy the members to move this thing forward. >> suzanne on capitol hill. thank you. christine romans, given what we know, what does it too? >> the cbo says what we are seeing here, the tax cuts basically benefit big companies and the rich to a lesser
he's focused on the federal deficit. the problem is if you satisfy one you may alienate the other and that would initially make the legislation stall in committee. let's say they get it in committee, and then you have a bigger problem, and you have more senators concerned about this and they range from a host of issues, where some say we agree, it's not good enough for small businesses. others who are not in favor of repealing the obamacare individual mandate that too many people will suffer,...
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you can begin to see a reduction in the deficit. you're not going to reduce the debt. and may even more if we can't grow the economy. so the job number one is grow the economy. if you grew it 3 1/2% per year, that would require substantial changes in policy but it could be done, you would garner more than enough revenue. it would change the whole debate. about whether you're saying people of high income need to pay more taxes. even though higher income people now we have the highest of any country in the developed world. we already pay -- 1% of the people get 20% of the income and pay 30% of the taxes. at what point do you say, okay, you've given enough? we need to grow the economy and then deal with these out year spending costs that are unacceptable and unsustainable. tax reform provides the catalyst i think for common ground to make this happen in a divided country. look, i just -- you know, i love my country and i see decline in the future. unless we begin to solve these problems. if we can't solve it by having 60 republican senators and a majority in the congress
you can begin to see a reduction in the deficit. you're not going to reduce the debt. and may even more if we can't grow the economy. so the job number one is grow the economy. if you grew it 3 1/2% per year, that would require substantial changes in policy but it could be done, you would garner more than enough revenue. it would change the whole debate. about whether you're saying people of high income need to pay more taxes. even though higher income people now we have the highest of any...
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. >> we have massive trade deficits with almost every countries. >> reporter: that has other leaders referring to this as the g6 plus one. mr. trump being the odd man out. >> the relationship is good or better than it's ever been. french president tweeted the american president may not mind being isolated but neither do we mind signing a six country agreement if need be. back in the u.s. is president is talking about granting more pardons with other celebrity ons his mind like muhammad ali. >> got to get it right. got to get the people. i am looking at muhammad ali. >> reporter: the problem is it's not necessary. the u.s. supreme court overturned the conviction of ali in a unanimous decision in 1971. there is no conviction from which a pardon is needed. still the president has another pardon he can't stop talking about for himself. >> i'm not above the law. i never want anybody to be above the law. yes, i do have an absolute right o to pardon myself. i'll never have to do it because i didn't do anything wrong. everybody knows it. >> reporter: the president plans to leave the summit e
. >> we have massive trade deficits with almost every countries. >> reporter: that has other leaders referring to this as the g6 plus one. mr. trump being the odd man out. >> the relationship is good or better than it's ever been. french president tweeted the american president may not mind being isolated but neither do we mind signing a six country agreement if need be. back in the u.s. is president is talking about granting more pardons with other celebrity ons his mind like...
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it's actually the time to be cutting deficits, right, and cutting the debt situation. it's something families, she said, should be concerned about. >> christine romans, thank you for being with us. joining us now, our cnn political commentators. i don't think there's a question, patrick, the republicans have the support they need in congress to get it through. it's getting complicated, particularly in the senate, john mccain in walter reed and we don't know how he's doing and everybody concerned about his health, and mike pence staying home. >> this is looking like a nail-biter. as we know, bob corker was against this when it came up for a vote in the senate before, so you can presume when he is sending signals, he's still probably a no right now. they are one vote away. you have john mccain and thad cochran, and susan collins sending mixed signals. >> as she does. >> as she does. and mike pence is saying he will stay home. and then you may find yourself with a calendar next week where they simply don't have the senators in place to vote, and then they are looking at a
it's actually the time to be cutting deficits, right, and cutting the debt situation. it's something families, she said, should be concerned about. >> christine romans, thank you for being with us. joining us now, our cnn political commentators. i don't think there's a question, patrick, the republicans have the support they need in congress to get it through. it's getting complicated, particularly in the senate, john mccain in walter reed and we don't know how he's doing and everybody...